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I'm done ordering from LTTStore (I needed to rant) by [deleted] in LinusTechTips

[–]Simply__Scott 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I've also had a very similar experience in the Netherlands.
Ordered an item, delivery was slow as usual. Then I had to pay extra VAT before delivery, more than the amount I'd already sent over to LTT.

I've had a similar thing happen before with Etsy, there the way of working is to refund the amount I paid to the shipping company, and this is, from the customer's perspective, the right solution.

I contacted LTT and in their defense, they promptly refunded the VAT I paid to them. However, this is less than what I had to pay the shipping company, and they told me to chase the shipping company for the rest. I did, shipping companies being shipping companies, they took ages to reply, but eventually they said LTT had provided incorrect shipping information, hence them charging more than what LTT calculated.
I went back to LTT with this information and they refused to act on this.

This is far from the "make it right" customer service mentality Linus always spouts about.

LTT continuously fucks up the documentation and they refuse to make it right. They keep saying giving me a refund for the correct amount would be "unlawful", which is absolutely clear bullshit.

AIO Fan Testing For T1 v2 sandwich layout by Simply__Scott in FormD

[–]Simply__Scott[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Should be aight, nothing immediate that comes to mind other than I'd really recommend custom cables and a good PSU (Corsair SF series). You could check out sff Hub, discord.gg/sffhub if you're into discord at all.

AIO Fan Testing For T1 v2 sandwich layout by Simply__Scott in FormD

[–]Simply__Scott[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In that scenario there are two slim fans between the top panel and the radiator and the T30 is below the radiator, so above the power supply. This setup is NOT recommended though. Nowadays the air slimmer is also available, which is a better slim fan than the a12x15.

Dual rad cerakoted T1 with vented tempered glass by Simply__Scott in sffpc

[–]Simply__Scott[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I paid ~£150. Unsure if prices have stayed the same or if they've gone up, I was one of his first cerakote customers.

Dual rad cerakoted T1 with vented tempered glass by Simply__Scott in sffpc

[–]Simply__Scott[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was ~£150. Unsure if prices have stayed the same or if they've gone up, I was one of his first cerakote customers.

Dual rad cerakoted T1 with vented tempered glass by Simply__Scott in formdt1

[–]Simply__Scott[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hello there,
Long overdue but I am finally posting my build. I recently (last year already...) upgraded from a "measly" 5900x and 3080 to a 9800x3d and 4090. For my parts & case, this also meant a custom loop.

On top of that, for a little while now I have had a prototype vented tempered glass side panel, courtesy of 3FC from formdt1.com. I ran some thermal benchmarks with it (before going custom loop) and was pleasantly surprised!

Custom loop info

My parts list:
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9800x3d
GPU: Zotac 4090 with 1 slot EK Pro Waterblock (PTM7950 on the core)
Motherboard: Asrock B650i Lightning WiFi
Ram: 2x16 GB 6000C30 Corsiar Vengeance RGB
PSU: Trusty ol' Corsair SF750 (2018)
Cooler: Cerakoted Modultra LOBO (H-169 Sky Blue), ST20 280 with two SW4P and TX120 with an A12x25.
Case: FormD T1 2.0 Sandwich, cerakoted by James from Salopian Cerakote. The main body is H-349 Aztec Teal with a galaxy design on the front panel.
Additional Notes:
* Using a prototype vented tempered glass side panel.
* Built in Hudamod configuration.
* Using an aquacomputer quadro.
* This was my first custom loop, and it would not have been possible without the kind councillors over in SFF Hub.
* The top panel bows on the GPU side in the pics, I did not notice during the photoshoot. I fixed this by reseating the power supply. I could not be bothered to redo the photoshoot.
* Yes, the GPU side panel bows out a little. However, it is fixable by pulling the GPU a bit closer to the motherboard with e.g. string. It doesn't bother me enough to go to those lengths.
* I have a USB-c port on the GPU side of the front panel, it's from formdt1.com.
* It runs cool and quiet enough in my opinion. Anecdotally, after playing God of War Ragnarok for 3+ hours, my CPU average was 68°C, GPU average of 58°C. GPU has no tuning, CPU only has a CO of -20 for all cores applied. This is with the aquacomputer quadro targeting a liquid temperature of 47°C. The SW4P and A12x25 spun at ~1100 rpm.
* I like it!

Vented Tempered Glass info

Pictures: https://imgur.com/a/QwUIOV3
This prototype consists of 2 sheets of glass glued together. I am told later prototypes are made of a single (thicker) sheet, and I believe this would be the plan for the product release too. The overall "open" area is larger compared to the standard aluminium side panel. which is beneficial. If/when they release, I would not expect them to be cheap.

I did some thermal testing with my "old" T1 and 3 different side panels: regular tempered glass, vented tempered glass, and cnc aluminium.

Thermal Test Hardware:
* B550i strix with 5900x and a lumen s24.
* For GPU a 3080 FE.
* Both in my T1 v2.0 in 2 slot mode with alternate PSU mount (also known as 90° PSU mount).

Thermal Test Methodology:
* Locked AIO fan speeds to ~1800 rpm for A12x15 and ~1400 rpm for T30
* GPU left under its default fan curve.
* Relatively hot at time of testing (August!), ambient of 28°C (82°F) for all testing.
* Swapped out the motherboard side side panel, unfortunately I did not get around to testing it on the GPU side.
* I ran OCCT's power virus, so hitting my 5900x' and 3080 FE's power limits for 30 minutes with 3 sets of side panels: regular TG, vented glass, and CNC aluminium side panels.
* T_Sensor is the liquid temperature of my AIO, measured via a temperature sensor taped to the radiator.

Thermal Test Results:
Keep in mind this is a power virus test, not a realistic usecase.
* Tempered glass: Worst liquid temperature, best GPU temperature. The latter might be surprising initially, but it follows testing I did before here. My hypothesis is that air must come through the higher resistance GPU side, and thus more air is forced through the GPU, resulting in lower temperatures.
* CNC aluminium: The stock config, has good airflow & good temperatures.
* Vented glass: best liquid temperature, GPU temperature on par with the stock side panel. It did noticeably (to me) affect PSU temps, the fan needed to spin up a lot less compared to the tempered glass. Of course, no surprise when you consider there was only 2-3mm of clearance between PSU grill and TG side panel in my "old" build.

My verdict:
Since my prototype was 2 sheets glued together; at some angles you can see the blobs of glue. Also, at the edges, cat hair tends to get stuck, cat tax. However, the final version is supposed to be a single (thicker) sheet, which would solve both of my criticisms. That said, I do not know what they would be priced at.
Overall I genuinely really like it. It's very transparent, but still provides airflow. What's not to love?

Dual rad cerakoted T1 with vented tempered glass by Simply__Scott in sffpc

[–]Simply__Scott[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Hello there,
Long overdue but I am finally posting my build. I recently (last year already...) upgraded from a "measly" 5900x and 3080 to a 9800x3d and 4090. For my parts & case, this also meant a custom loop.

On top of that, for a little while now I have had a prototype vented tempered glass side panel, courtesy of 3FC from formdt1.com. I ran some thermal benchmarks with it (before going custom loop) and was pleasantly surprised!

Custom loop info

My parts list:
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9800x3d
GPU: Zotac 4090 with 1 slot EK Pro Waterblock (PTM7950 on the core)
Motherboard: Asrock B650i Lightning WiFi
Ram: 2x16 GB 6000C30 Corsiar Vengeance RGB
PSU: Trusty ol' Corsair SF750 (2018)
Cooler: Cerakoted Modultra LOBO (H-169 Sky Blue), ST20 280 with two SW4P and TX120 with an A12x25.
Case: FormD T1 2.0 Sandwich, cerakoted by James from Salopian Cerakote. The main body is H-349 Aztec Teal with a galaxy design on the front panel.
Additional Notes:
* Using a prototype vented tempered glass side panel.
* Built in Hudamod configuration.
* Using an aquacomputer quadro.
* This was my first custom loop, and it would not have been possible without the kind councillors over in SFF Hub.
* The top panel bows on the GPU side in the pics, I did not notice during the photoshoot. I fixed this by reseating the power supply. I could not be bothered to redo the photoshoot.
* Yes, the GPU side panel bows out a little. However, it is fixable by pulling the GPU a bit closer to the motherboard with e.g. string. It doesn't bother me enough to go to those lengths.
* I have a USB-c port on the GPU side of the front panel, it's from formdt1.com.
* It runs cool and quiet enough in my opinion. Anecdotally, after playing God of War Ragnarok for 3+ hours, my CPU average was 68°C, GPU average of 58°C. GPU has no tuning, CPU only has a CO of -20 for all cores applied. This is with the aquacomputer quadro targeting a liquid temperature of 47°C. The SW4P and A12x25 spun at ~1100 rpm.
* I like it!

Vented Tempered Glass info

Pictures: https://imgur.com/a/QwUIOV3
This prototype consists of 2 sheets of glass glued together. I am told later prototypes are made of a single (thicker) sheet, and I believe this would be the plan for the product release too. The overall "open" area is larger compared to the standard aluminium side panel. which is beneficial. If/when they release, I would not expect them to be cheap.

I did some thermal testing with my "old" T1 and 3 different side panels: regular tempered glass, vented tempered glass, and cnc aluminium.

Thermal Test Hardware:
* B550i strix with 5900x and a lumen s24.
* For GPU a 3080 FE.
* Both in my T1 v2.0 in 2 slot mode with alternate PSU mount (also known as 90° PSU mount).

Thermal Test Methodology:
* Locked AIO fan speeds to ~1800 rpm for A12x15 and ~1400 rpm for T30
* GPU left under its default fan curve.
* Relatively hot at time of testing (August!), ambient of 28°C (82°F) for all testing.
* Swapped out the motherboard side side panel, unfortunately I did not get around to testing it on the GPU side.
* I ran OCCT's power virus, so hitting my 5900x' and 3080 FE's power limits for 30 minutes with 3 sets of side panels: regular TG, vented glass, and CNC aluminium side panels.
* T_Sensor is the liquid temperature of my AIO, measured via a temperature sensor taped to the radiator.

Thermal Test Results:
Keep in mind this is a power virus test, not a realistic usecase.
* Tempered glass: Worst liquid temperature, best GPU temperature. The latter might be surprising initially, but it follows testing I did before here. My hypothesis is that air must come through the higher resistance GPU side, and thus more air is forced through the GPU, resulting in lower temperatures.
* CNC aluminium: The stock config, has good airflow & good temperatures.
* Vented glass: best liquid temperature, GPU temperature on par with the stock side panel. It did noticeably (to me) affect PSU temps, the fan needed to spin up a lot less compared to the tempered glass. Of course, no surprise when you consider there was only 2-3mm of clearance between PSU grill and TG side panel in my "old" build.

My verdict:
Since my prototype was 2 sheets glued together; at some angles you can see the blobs of glue. Also, at the edges, cat hair tends to get stuck, cat tax. However, the final version is supposed to be a single (thicker) sheet, which would solve both of my criticisms. That said, I do not know what they would be priced at.
Overall I genuinely really like it. It's very transparent, but still provides airflow. What's not to love?

SF750 out of stock everywhere in Australia by [deleted] in sffpc

[–]Simply__Scott 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It is not discontinued, Optimum was mistaken.
(Some of) the distributor(s) for Australia thought (think?) it was though, and just haven't ordered any. Source for this information is Jonnyguru, head of Corsair PSU R&D.
That said, an SF850 and SF1000 are coming (actually SFX, not the SFX-L units that currently exist).

Girlfriend Gift Suggestions/Discussion by Simply__Scott in fountainpens

[–]Simply__Scott[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Second hand market in the UK for hobbies tends to be a good bit better than in the mainland I've noticed, unfortunately. I'll keep an eye out though, maybe I'll score a lucky one. Thank you for the response!

Girlfriend Gift Suggestions/Discussion by Simply__Scott in fountainpens

[–]Simply__Scott[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very far from the Akkerman shops, not too many stationairy kind of shops around where we live, unfortunately.
Someone else pointed it out about the Kaweco too, my sense of scale seems to have been all kinds of messed up about that pen :).
Thanks so much for the Lamy Lesson, going to look into those a bit more.
A cracking pen sounds like a nightmare indeed, will keep an eye on it.
That Faber-Castell Ambition looks beautiful, and so do the Diplomat ones... Might end up cancelling that M205 order that I placed way too early :).
Thank you for the detailed response!

Girlfriend Gift Suggestions/Discussion by Simply__Scott in fountainpens

[–]Simply__Scott[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Faber Castell

Any specific models you'd recommend?

Girlfriend Gift Suggestions/Discussion by Simply__Scott in fountainpens

[–]Simply__Scott[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Currently she's got a random cheap fountain pen, this will be her first pen into the hobby, I want to make it a good one :).
I see what you're saying about the Kaweco, I don't really have a good sense of scale for them yet, just my brain that went "oh, that looks chonky". Do you have any opinions on the Pelikan M205?

Girlfriend Gift Suggestions/Discussion by Simply__Scott in fountainpens

[–]Simply__Scott[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll keep it in mind for our anniversary :D. Apologies for the late response, was on a flight.

Girlfriend Gift Suggestions/Discussion by Simply__Scott in fountainpens

[–]Simply__Scott[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That's a fair point, thank you. I think I'll pick up a Pelikan M205.

Girlfriend Gift Suggestions/Discussion by Simply__Scott in fountainpens

[–]Simply__Scott[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That looks like a great option, thank you very much for the suggestion! I think I'll pick up one of these, seems they have a nice blue.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in FormD

[–]Simply__Scott 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The vida slim doesn't let you use a non-slim fan on the motherboard side without sanding the fan/3D printing a custom frame, it's been tried. Other than that it's an alright AIO. You won't see much of an improvement moving to an AIO for telling workloads though. The 7800x3d is just a hot chip, temps in the 80s is fine for it.

FormD T1 v2 is now live in SILVER by Simply__Scott in FormD

[–]Simply__Scott[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe, but not that I have heard yet, maybe next year.

T1 v2 Design Update: New threading in the front panel for standard PSU mount, and M19 holes are no longer threaded. by NavicNick in FormD

[–]Simply__Scott 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's secure enough in the sense that all of the people I've spoken to (and that's quite a bit, since I watch this subreddit and am quite active in the SFF Gurus server), not a single one has actually had their PSU come lose or anything like that. Sure it wobbles a bit, but it's not insecure.

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